Alicante Mountain Biking in Spain

Alicante Cycling Experience offers an opportunity to enjoy an unbelievable cycling experience in Spain. The ACE team organize cycling training camps with a professional style. With experience working for years at all Grand Tours and elite level cycling races around the world, using this experience together with a huge passion for cycling, they provide everything riders will need during their stay. All you have to do is pedal your way along the amazing scenery, quiet roads, and great weather.

Key information

Trip type: Self-guided

Lodging: Center-based

Terrain: hilly

Starts in: Alicante

Ends in: Alicante

Difficulty level: Moderate (Cyclist needs to have a good level of fitness, terrain is mostly hilly or unpaved but they will ride on flat terrain sometime,31-45 miles per day), Challenging (Cyclist needs to have high level of fitness, must be an active rider, the terrain includes really challenging climbs/or 46-80 or more miles per day)

Total distance: Can be adapted to the cyclist needs, depending on the route you choose

Average elevation : 809 meters / 2654 feet

Type of bike: mountain bike (available for rent at 23 EUR per day per person)

E-bike: available to rent at 120 EUR per week per person

Highlights

Explore varied routes in Castalla, Onil, Alcoy, and Biar

Opportunity to ride the routes that are used in national mountain cycling races

Skill level

Styles

Accommodation

Facilities

Hot tub / Jacuzzi

Sauna

Swimming pool (outdoor)

Tennis court

Dining area

Kitchen

Lounge

Bicycle rental

Laundry

Wireless internet

You will stay at a charming private villa equipped with Wi-Fi.

Program

With Alicante Cycling Experience, you have everything catered for plus delicious food and excellent accommodation. You can plan and create your own personal routes from the selected Grand Tour Stages in this area depending on the duration of your trip. They have different routes to suit all levels, from cycling for leisure, keen riders, high level, and endurance athletes.

Inland Alicante has a well deserved reputation for having some of the best single track trails, free riding and cross-country mountain biking. Add this, with the great weather, over 300 days of sunshine, and you have the perfect location all year round.

On your doorstep are varied routes in the Castalla, Onil, Alcoy, and Biar areas of Alicante. The area is well suited to going off road for mountain biking.

Alicante Cycling Experience team includes an experienced mountain bike guide with excellent local knowledge that can suit your training camp to your levels, abilities, or needs. In these areas national level mountain bike races are held annually. It’s your chance to ride the routes that are used in these races and have a great experience.

A typical day

After a large nutritional breakfast, which includes everything that will set you up for a long day in the saddle, you will have a pre-cycle meeting. Here, you and Alicante Cycling Experience members will go through the route, which is tailored to your needs. During the route you have the choice to either stop along the way for lunch or eat when you arrive back to the base.

When you return to the accommodation energy drinks are available at additional cost. You can avail of the all the facilities at the property, which include a sauna, Jacuzzi, games room, swimming pool (seasonal) or just simply relax in the property or enjoy the rustic countryside. If you decide or not to have your lunch along the route, when you are ready, a three-course home cooked evening meal is provided. During your stay a sports massage is included for you!

Bike hire is available at an additional charge for cyclists who do not bring their own bike. For the mountain tours, they have Mondraker bikes.

Mountain biking routes info

Route 1

Distance: 17.1 kilometers

Moving time: 2:22:43

Elevation: 492 meters

Route 2

Distance: 26.6 kilometers

Moving time: 2:44:29

Elevation: 1,023 meters

Route 3

Distance: 43.2 kilometers

Moving time: 2:33:24

Elevation: 796 meters

Route 4

Distance: 35.3 kilometers

Moving time: 3:15:52

Elevation: 1,178 meters

Route 5

Distance: 26.4 kilometers

Moving time: 2:09:43

Elevation: 736 meters

Route 6

Distance: 34.3 kilometers

Moving time: 2:21:43

Elevation: 632 meters

Route 7

Distance: 20.4 kilometers

Moving time: 1:45:02

Elevation: 732 meters

Route 8

Distance: 26.5 kilometers

Moving time: 2:30:35

Elevation: 872 meters

Route 9

Distance: 23.6 kilometers

Moving time: 2:23:48

Elevation: 820 meters

Skill levels

Beginner:

can cycle for 2-3 hours

assistance required

comfortable with curves and leans

basic experience with unsurfaced roads

short distance ascents and descents

Intermediate:

can cycle for 3-4 hours

average riding experience

little assistance required

comfortable with extreme curves and leans

average experience with unsurfaced roads

steep ascents and descents

Advanced:

can cycle for 5-6 hours

extensive riding experience

assistance on demand (if required)

experienced with riding a variety of bicycles

comfortable with any terrain and weather conditions

Location

This cycling holiday takes place in Province of Alicante, Spain. It is located 25 kilometers west of the Alicante city in the very nice area called La Foia de Castalla.

The area of La Foia de Castalla and surrounding cities and towns have a rich history with stages of the Tour of Spain. There have been many stages held in this area over the years. With its flat and mountainous terrain, good weather, and great roads together with Alicante Cycling Experience base, this area makes for a fantastic place to come and take part in a cycling training camp.

The surrounding cities and towns include Alcoy, Ibi, Onil, Tibi, Agost, Biar, Sax, Villena, Elda, and Novelda. All these places including the tough climbs of Xorret de Cati and Alto de Aitana are excellent for cycling training. They are traditional Spanish locations with quiet, smooth roads.

Features

Activities

Hot tub / Jacuzzi

Sauna

Swimming

Swimming pool (outdoor)

Table tennis

Tennis court

General

Patio

Services

Bicycle rental

Food

This is an all inclusive package tour. Three meals a day are provided. All drinks at meal times are included. All meals are home-cooked to an excellent standard and are suited to the clients needs and tastes. These will also include local dishes.

The following meals are included:

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Drinks

The following drinks are included:

Soda

Alcoholic beverages

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

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